PHILADELPHIA (WPVI) -- For people with emphysema, breathing in is hard because the lungs can't expand properly. In this week's Moves in Medicine, we learn about a procedure letting some emphysema ...

BARCELONA, Spain — For patients with emphysema who are suitable candidates for lung volume reduction surgery, there were no differences at 1 year in either lung function, dyspnea, or exercise capacity ...

LOS ANGELES—January 26, 2025—As contemporary surgical practice continues to evolve, patients who undergo surgical lung volume reduction (LVRS) for advanced emphysema may survive longer and with fewer ...

Lung volume reduction surgery (LVRS) involves the removal of damaged lung tissue, which can help people with lung damage breathe more easily. Doctors tend to recommend LVRS to people with severe ...

Lung volume reduction surgery (LVRS) can have a significantly beneficial effect in patients with severe emphysema, according to the first ever study to randomize emphysema patients to receive either ...

At 12 months, the average improvement from baseline on the 10-point BODE index -- the study's primary endpoint -- was a similar -1.10 (SD 1.44) with LVRS and -0.82 (1.61) with BLVR (P=0.54), Sara ...

The first randomized controlled trial to compare two different lung volume reduction procedures for people with emphysema has found that both lead to similar improvements in lung function, ...

Results from a study on bronchoscopic lung volume reduction and lung volume reduction surgery may aid medical professionals in selecting the best treatment for patients with emphysema. A recent study ...

PHILADELPPHIA (WPVI) -- When emphysema develops, the lungs lose their ability for two-way airflow. A strategic surgery helps patients breathe easier, and it is drawing people here from far and wide to ...

Providence Holy Cross Medical Center is the first Providence hospital in the San Fernando Valley to offer a minimally ...

About two years ago, John McLees' lungs had become so badly damaged that he could barely get from one side of his small condo to the other without feeling like he'd just finished an intense workout.

Kevin R. Flaherty, MD, Ella A. Kazerooni, MD, FCCP, Jeffrey L. Curtis, MD, Mark Iannettoni, MD, Leslie Lange, PhD, M. Anthony Schork, PhD, and Fernando J. Martinez ...